Category: Politics
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Imo West Senator Osita Izunaso says he attended a meeting in London during which late Anambra South senator, Ifeanyi Ubah, promised Senate President Godswill Akpabio that he would join the ruling party, APC. Mr Izunaso stated this on Tuesday during the valedictory session organised by the Senate in honour of the late senator. The senator…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) transition committee has clarified that outgoing Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, was not invited to the inauguration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the new governor due to his alleged efforts to undermine the event. Naija News reports that Okpebholo, the APC candidate, won the 2024 governorship election and is set…
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A group of political leaders and other stakeholders from Edo State has insisted that the out-going Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki must account for the over N1.5 trillion the State got in the last eight years through Federal allocations, generated revenues, loans, grants and other financial incentives. The leaders also urged the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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REBUTTAL: ‘SANWO-OLU SUES EFCC OVER ALLEGED PLAN TO ARREST, PROSECUTE HIM AFTER TENURE’ Our attention has been drawn to the news circulating in a section of the media, titled: “Sanwo-Olu Sues EFCC over alleged plan to arrest, prosecute him after tenure.” We need to clarify that Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at no time, sued or briefed…
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Professor Humphrey Nwosu, who served as Chairman of the then National Electoral Commission (NEC) from 1989 to 1993, has passed away. The NEC is now known as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Born on October 2, 1941, Nwosu died in a hospital in Virginia, USA. He was appointed by the then military ruler, General…
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I have a theory that NLC are doing controlled Opposition. This is how to curb any protests that might form. They sense tension in the land, they (NLC) quickly make it about themselves and call for strikes, protests etc and all energies and attention go there, then they kill it by calling it off thereby killing off any…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered over N30bn from the N37,170, 855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under the former minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. Sources in the anti-graft agency, who spoke with our correspondent on Friday, said the commission had also uncovered over N500m from the scam associated with Umar-Farouk’s successor, Betta…
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The Federal Government through the Bureau of Public Enterprises is currently carrying out transactions for the sale of five power plants under the National Integrated Power Projects at a cost of about $1.15bn, it was gathered on Tuesday. Although sources familiar with the development explained that the cost of the plants should exceed $5bn based…